Higo-Nagahama Station (肥後長浜駅, Higo-Nagahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[2][3]
Higo-Nagahama Station 肥後長浜駅 | |||||||||||
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Higo-Nagahama Station in November 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nagahamamachi, Uto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-3171 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°41′26″N 130°33′36″E / 32.69045°N 130.559975°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■Misumi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.4 km from Uto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform[1] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (ramps to platform level) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 1931 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Misumi Line and is located 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Uto.[4]
Layout
editThe station consists of a single side platform serving one track at grade. There is no station building but only a rain shelter located on the platform and station is unattended.[3][4][5]
History
editOn 17 July 1931 Higo-Nagahama Temporary Stop (肥後長浜仮停留所) was opened by the Japanese Government Railway as a station for beachgoers, open seasonally. It became a full station on 1 January 1939. Following the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. [4]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 57
- Nagahama Beach
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 『週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地』 33号 熊本駅・嘉例川駅・大畑駅ほか. 朝日新聞出版. 2013. p. 25.
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "赤瀬駅" [Akase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "肥後長浜駅" [Higo-Nagahama Station]. Station official website. JR Kyushu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
edit Media related to Higo-Nagahama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higo-Nagahama Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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